Monday Night Football: Buccaneers vs. Vikings

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1. 00:05
   

   Al Michaels

   This Teflon-coated roof will be vibrating tonight as the Tampa Bay Buccaneers battle the Minnesota Vikings on Monday Night Football. Hello, everybody. I'm Al Michaels. The Buccaneers, who are tied for first place, are about to take on the undefeated Vikings in what should be a thriller. Then, tomorrow night on ABC, from a single girl to mother of two in Six States Flat, the Geena Davis Show. I'm joined now by Dan Fouts.

2. 00:32
   

   Dan Fouts

   Hey, Al.

3. 00:33
   

   Al Michaels

   Dan, it seems to me that the Buccaneers and the Vikings are serious Super Bowl favorites.

4. 00:39
   

   Dan Fouts

   That's right, Al. Tampa Bay is an excellent, excellent football team. But the Vikings have a great football team, too. Al, my prediction is that whoever puts the most points on the scoreboard will probably win tonight's football game.

5. 00:55
   

   Al Michaels

   Oh, the expertise of a true NFL great. For an injury report, let's go to Melissa Stark.

6. 01:03
   

   Melissa Stark

   Hi, Al. Tampa Bay running back Warwick Dunn is out for the third straight game after tearing the medial lateral ligament in his left knee. Now, this is a guy who's averaged 4.6 yards a carry, Al. You know, Al, you may not take me seriously because I'm a woman wearing a lavender sweater set from Club Monaco, but I'll tell you one thing, Al, I know my football.

7. 01:29
   

   Dan Fouts

   That girl's got something. She's got a real spark, and that's all right with me, Al

8. 01:33
   

   Al Michaels

   Well, we're joined now by Dennis Miller Dinner's Tampa Bay coach, Tony Dungy What do you think?

9. 01:42
   

   Dennis Miller

   Well, folks, tonight's pigskin competition Will involve more offensive strategy Than an Albert Speer-designed German blitzkrieg On one side, we've got Dennis Green A draft pick virtuoso Not to mention a guy who stole Eldridge Cleaver's afro The other We side of the ball, you got the bucko skipper Tony Dungy who's created a pass rush that's about as volatile as Dennis Hopper after a three-day crystal meth binge By any by measure, wide receiver Randy Moss scores more often than Leo DiCaprio at an NSYNC concert in

10. 02:27
    

    Dennis Miller

    the Mall of America during a lunar eclipse If Tampa Bay loses tonight, there'll be understudies in the Boca Raton Dinner Theater production of Les Mis with Warren Sapp as Jean Valjean Isn't that right, Al Bainer?

11. 02:45
    

    Al Michaels

    Warren Sapp, perhaps the most feared man in the NFC And this Friday on ABC, it's Madigan Man

12. 02:54
    

    Dennis Miller

    Hey, Al, I saw the Madigan Man pilot It's got fewer laughs than Molly Bloom's internal monologue At the end of Jimmy Joyce's Ulysses

13. 03:03
    

    Dan Fouts

    Ulysses, I love this guy, Al

14. 03:07
    

    Dennis Miller

    It's like attending Hallie Joel Osment's birthday party At a Benihana

15. 03:12
    

    Dan Fouts

    Dennis, you lost me on that one, buddy

16. 03:17
    

    Al Michaels

    You know, a lot has been made about the great running backs Who better to discuss it? Here's Eric Dickerson

17. 03:24
    

    Eric Dickerson

    My man, who's about it? Dante Culpepper's about it Dante's the bomb He passed for three touchdowns last week I asked Dante about the Tampa Bay D But Dante said he's not worried about that I told him, you gotta get your freak on, kid He said, Eric, I'm a baller on snap

18. 03:53
    

    Al Michaels

    Well, thoughtful commentary from the former Ram And thoughtful drama this Wednesday on ABC's Gideon's Crossing Dan, quarterback Sean King, your take

19. 04:04
    

    Dan Fouts

    Al, Sean King knows how to throw the football Okay, and a quarterback who's able to take that football from the snap Throw that football up into the air into the hands of the receiver as he's running down the field.

20. 04:18
    

    Dan Fouts

    Really, that'll help this football team score a touchdown. And that's what this game's all about.

21. 04:28
    

    Al Michaels

    For an injury update, let's go back to Melissa Stark.

22. 04:32
    

    Melissa Stark

    Hi, Al. Vikings tackle Tony Williams may not play due to a groin injury. I don't know firsthand what that feels like, Al, but you probably don't understand the pain of childbirth either, Al. Now, Al, I know it's awkward for you to be working with a woman, but I wish you would say hi to me in the hallway sometimes.

23. 04:55
    

    Melissa Stark

    Hopefully in time, Al, you won't see me as a threat, but as a colleague who knows her football.

24. 05:02
    

    Dan Fouts

    I like this lady, Al, I really do.

25. 05:05
    

    Dennis Miller

    Dana, looks like you're sprouting some wood there, bud. I haven't seen a package that tight since I got a COD from Teddy Kaczynski

26. 05:19
    

    Al Michaels

    We're just two minutes away from kickoff here at the Metrodome And I think all of you Monday Night Football fans will agree That this new crew that I'm working with makes me truly lucky To have worked with Boomer Esiason We'll be right back after this

27. 06:03

    Thanks for watching!